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Question about Sunday
Thanks for the encouragement! Since I've actually never been to a Wikipedia Day, and have learned about lightening talks only by reading about them on the Internet, I wondered if you could tell me what set-up most presenters use. Powerpoint? I don't have this on my PC but I am willing to buy it if the majority of people use it.--A21sauce (talk) 01:54, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Talk page lurker says, more often it's JPG pictures, which is what I use. PowerPoint has also been used, and some dare to trust the connections to work with live Web pages including Wikipedia pages. Some bring their laptop that can connect to VGA or HDMI; some just have it on a thumb drive or SD card and hope there's a computer that can handle it, connected to the projector. The best-prepared have multiple formats to be ready for whatever may be there. Oh, and I'm not putting on any talk this time. Been ill; been lazy. Jim.henderson (talk) 01:59, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * What Jim says is correct - many people are ready in multiple formats in different ways. Feel better Jim - I hope you are coming.
 * Personally, when I usually just use Google Slides. It is a way to keep presentations online and access them anywhere with an Internet connection. It is free, except that Google gets your soul, and when using their editor you can also download a powerpoint file for free without buying the software. When you get to events, they always have powerpoint in case you need an offline presentation as backup.
 * However - for this event, there will be no slides for lightning talks. These are 5-minute slots which cut off on time and the next one starts immediately with no time to change slides between. The first set is to demonstrate the concept. The next set will be watched live by some other Wikipedia Day events in other cities, so we have to move fast to keep them entertained.
 * When I prepare for these events I write my main talking points then I time myself giving the entire presentation to make sure it is 5 minutes. Sometimes I rehearse it live for someone at the Wikipedia Day event, maybe another presenter, just to be more confident. We have a friendly audience and although the theme is "wiki" in practice the group also coaches attendees to do public speaking and to respond positively to other speakers. Many people just show up and speak, and that is great too. If you have doubts then find me at the event and I would talk with you, time you while you practice one time, or support however you like. Thanks.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  13:16, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Super helpful all, thanks so much, and see you soon!--A21sauce (talk) 14:38, 13 January 2017 (UTC)


 * An additional possibility -- when doing a session which does allow slides (etc.), is to use a subpage on Wikipedia,  see User:DGG/Washington 2015 for an example. That automatically makes it  available after the meeting.  DGG ( talk ) 18:55, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia Day
I have applied for a travel micro grant. I have also recropped File:20160330 MCDAAG Josh Jackson and Jarrett Allen crash the offensive boards (1).jpg, which was submitted for exhibition on my behalf. The original file was 3,648 × 5,472 and the original crop that I posted was 1,587 × 2,381. I have recropped this to 1,600 × 2,400 for three reasons:


 * 1) The shoe brushes the right edge of the frame.
 * 2) There were stray shoelaces on the bottom pixels of the original crop.
 * 3) This perfects the 2:3 ration of the original photo (vs the 2:3.0006 ratio of the first crop).

I realize that the exhibition print may have already been completed, but for those looking online, the new crop will be visible. Thanks for including me in the Uncommon from Commons exhibition and helping me achieve my first exhibition selection. P.S. you caught me by surprise since you chose an image other than the one that I responded to your solicitation with.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 15:24, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I was able to print using the cropped version. Looking forward to having you at the event! ɱ  (talk) · vbm  · coi) 02:44, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
 * , do you mean the newly cropped version or the original crop?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:37, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
 * The new crop. ɱ  (talk) · vbm  · coi) 15:37, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Yo Ho Ho


Doug Weller talk is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding to your friends' talk pages.

screenshare session
Hi Lane: I'd welcome the screenshare session sometime.

But maybe we should wait until after your tutorial at my class next Tuesday -- you may cover some of the same information for everyone.

One of my current students (Wiki vivavariola) seems pretty comfortable editing; another is attempting it for the first time (jes2336) and the others seem to be in between. I'm expecting one of my Mount Sinai physicians to come if his schedule permits, and Felix Richter is going to try to come as well.

Best, Anne — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anelsona (talk • contribs) 15:08, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Simons Foundation has been accepted
 Simons Foundation, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. . Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! joe deckertalk 16:04, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
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3 Tier Logic Article
Hello! My name is Shi, I’m a new user to Wikipedia. :) Before I started engaging with Wikipedia, I didn’t realize how much goes into writing a single article, needless to say I have a new found respect for it. You provided feedback for an article I wrote and I was wondering if you could please answer a couple of my questions.

The article I wrote is called 3 Tier Logic. For my article submission, your comment was to remove citations to press releases, self published sources, and to remove information backed by those sources. I will make sure to do this. One of my questions for you is that once I do this do you think that it has potential for being approved?

If I understand correctly one of the other issues was notability. Regarding this if you could please let me know if you think the company is sufficiently notable I’d appreciate it. Please consider the following information. The company it is a tech startup from Vancouver BC. Its is a small company but they provide services for very large consumer packaged goods companies, such as Doritos, Dr. Pepper, Mars, Kellogg’s ect. more info on their website http://3tierlogic.com/use-cases/) Also they are a public company. As you probably know this means that anyone can buy stocks in the company. In my view I think it would be beneficial for the public to be able to read a summary about this company on Wikipedia. Furthermore, while some of the sources I used were 3tl sources many of them were unaffiliated and very reputable sources such as SeeThruEquity, Seeking Alpha, BC Technology, Business In Vancouver, & VanCity Buzz. (some of those are local newspapers)

Anyway, any feedback you can provide me on how I can get my article approved would be hugely appreciated. Thank you!!!! :)

P.S. (here's the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:3_Tier_Logic I hope :P ) (Nmoshi (talk) 22:51, 23 January 2017 (UTC))
 * Thanks for writing. I answered you on your talk page.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  23:01, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

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Caregiving
Dear Bluerasberry,

Many thanks, I look forward to contributing more on this page. I think this is a really important page, to support caregivers and provide quality information to informal caregivers.

I am keen to add more, and will do more in the coming weeks, This is my first time adding to Wikipedia, so any tips are most welcome.

I think the Caregiver page, is a really important first resource to people who are caring for people with chronic diseases at home. I look forward to contributing more,

Thanks, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caregiver84 (talk • contribs) 04:04, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

February 15: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
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WNYLRC class
Lane, I am really confused about the sandbox and the profile page. I can't find a profile page. I put my interests in sandbox. I also put my sentence about health there with a citation. Is that correct? Editing Wikipedia is not as intuitive as I thought and I took very cryptic notes during your presentation. Thanks. Hippielibrarian (talk) 23:48, 17 February 2017 (UTC)Alice Graves (Hippielibrarian)23:48, 17 February 2017 (UTC)Hippielibrarian (talk)
 * See your name here? Click that, and that goes to your profile page. Post a profile there. Look at the top of the screen. There is a link to "sandbox" there, and that is a semi-private draft space.
 * You are right! Wikipedia is not intuitive. The software is creaky and ~15-20 years behind the standards for commercial websites. That is the nature of things here. You are doing great! You found out how to post a message to another user!  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  00:31, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

Advice for Revisions on Health Uganda
Hello! I am a student at Rice University and created the Maternal Health in Texas page through Dr. Strassmann's class this semester. I am continuing with Wikipedia editing in another class this semester, and was planning to contribute to the "Health in Uganda" page. I really appreciated your guidance and suggestions on the previous article, so I was hoping you could share your thoughts on my planned revisions for this article as well. In the article, I would like to primarily add to the Health Infrastructure section and create another section on medical conditions. In the Health Infrastructure section, there is no mention of the network of NGOs working alongside the Ugandan government to provide healthcare services. The financing of the healthcare system as well as the healthcare professionals is also rather brief. More importantly, there is no section detailing the illnesses most prevalent in the country, and the approaches to treat them. I would like to create a new section on this topic and also one on mental health. I would like to add to these sections by researching NGOs involved in the area, the financing of the healthcare system, the training of healthcare professionals, and the most common medical illnesses and treatments. I have identified 10-12 scholarly sources that address these conditions in Uganda to guide the revisions. I would be grateful for any suggestions or advice you may have. Thank you! SBanda (talk) 14:13, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
 * You had an amazing turnaround with the Maternal Healthcare System in Texas article. If you want to give a go at Health in Uganda or Maternal health in Uganda then feel free - take what skills you learned the first time and do that again.
 * You are looking at the Wikipedia article and seeing holes now. You are correct on all these points - yes, lots of information is missing, and now I hope when you read anything, on Wikipedia or off, you are just as able to identify what information is not given. The challenge is figuring out through research what information exists at all. You could research any or all of the things you mentioned. Maybe you will find good sources for any of these things, or maybe you would hit a dead end. Whatever you choose, I recommend that you keep a preference for the better quality sources that you find, because it is quicker and easier to share good information starting with better sources than to try to pull good information from sources which are of lower quality for being incomplete, outdated, less authoritative, or whatever else.
 * I am glad that you are still around. If you have more notes then then share and I will comment on those also. You could pull me to the talk page of any article, which is the best wasy to share notes anyway so that perhaps other people would join to comment.
 * Good luck and thanks for writing.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  00:38, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

”David Lazarus" for Japanese Eikipedia
Thank you very much for your help! It appeared safely and the link to English Wiki also worked but a line on the top I can see "Template:Db-a10" in red. I believe the maessage will disappear soon. Many thanks again!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by IyataYada (talk • contribs) 19:34, 15 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, it was fun, good luck and great translation.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  00:39, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

10:48:09, 29 January 2017 review of submission by Albdemo
Hello,

thanks for your feedback on the Clickfunding page draft, Draft:Clickfunding. I tried to adjust the content of the article accordingly to your feedback. It would be much appreciated if you could re-review the second draft that is up and see if it is now suitable for publishing or needs more edits. If possible could I have an idea of how long of a wait can be expected before a re-review takes place?

thank you very much, Albdemo

11:34:58, 29 January 2017 review of submission by Albdemo
Hi Bluerasberry,

thank you for your feedback on the Clickfunding draft, Draft:Clickfunding. I made adjustments accordingly to the feedback, and was hoping you would be able to re-review, and let me know if it's ready for publishing or needs more work. Also I was wondering how long should be expected in general before a re-review is done?

thank you very much, Albdemo

09:17:14, 5 February 2017 review of submission by Albdemo
Hello Bluerasberry,

I am not sure if my past messages reached you so I'm writing again just to be sure, sorry for any inconvenience. You declined my initial draft for 'Clickfunding' and gave some feedback. I took your feedback into account and made some revisions to the entry. Please re-review the entry when possible and let me know if any more edits are needed or its fine. Thank you very much for your time and feedback.

thanks, Nader

Sorry - I posted a message to your page. I am just overbooked now and unable to help. I gave some links on your talk page for seeking assistance elsewhere.  Blue Rasberry  (talk)  00:42, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

Open-Access Idea/experiment
So I remember briefly talking to you when I first made my account on wikipedia, and I saw you on the Project open-access page, so I figure you might be interested in this, (or at least be willing to give me some feedback lol): Village_pump_(idea_lab)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Popcrate (talk • contribs) 01:27, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I commented there.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  02:51, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Rankings has been accepted
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Cochrane
I will not abuse the article Talk page to editorialize about what you wrote, as you did about what I wrote. I will respond here. As an editor, I work toward NPOV on every article; a reader coming to learn about X should be able to find an NPOV article about X.  Nonprofits need to motivate donations and volunteer time so have perhaps have even more of a need for good PR than companies that exist by selling products or services, so thinking about it  on the level of human behavior, the abuse of WP by nonprofits for promotion is understandable... but on a conceptual and emotional level it is more sad (and more disgusting) to me when an entity that exists for the public good (or its fans) shit on the public good that is WP. Jytdog (talk) 16:14, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your reply. It seems that I continually benefit from the reminder that editorializing on wiki talk pages is not useful for advancing the conversation. I confirm that I abused the talk page. Excuse me on that point. I will be more careful in the future.
 * I also failed to treat promotionalism as seriously as it needed to be taken. Wikipedia is a public good and a friendly pace, but it can only remain friendly when everyone confirms and respects and keeps good boundaries for what is and is not appropriate.
 * I got the thanks you issued for my deleting so much content. That was a big article change. Despite my misstep, and if it seemed right to you, I still would appreciate your public comment on the article talk page regarding my deletion of so much content. With a change that big for so much content which has been there for so long, it is helpful to note the agreement of multiple users. You did post a problem template, and I did try to address it. If you do not comment then I understand. Thanks.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  17:07, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I will do, thanks, and thanks for the reply. Jytdog (talk) 17:26, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Layout
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March 11: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (and beyond!)
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Thanks!
Thanks for the push-button resources! -- GentlemanGhost  (converse)  00:26, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Invitation to virtual Wikipedia edit-a-thon run by SuSanA for World Water Day in March
Hi, I've seen your name pop up on various medical articles and talk pages... Recently you posted a helpful reply to my question on how we can make it clearer to people how to use Wikipedia for teaching medical students... here. I still think it needs to be added more visible on the WikiProject Medicine pages. But your comment made me aware of this Outreach Dashboard thing. I've just set it up for our planned edit-a-thon, see here. Our meetup page is here. Any advice on advertising and running this virtual edit-a-thon?EvMsmile (talk) 01:51, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I will reply on your talk page.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  16:31, 6 March 2017 (UTC)


 * I replied more. I think we are caught up.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  21:15, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Invitation to take a look at our first article
Hi,

We are students writing an article on Colors of biotechnology as part of our class Academic Discourse and Writing at Tec de Monterrey. Since you are an experienced Wikipedian and have an interest in these kind of topics, we would like you to know if you could take a few moments to take a look at the article and give us feedback. Thank you for your time.--ItaDeni (talk) 21:16, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Tec de Monterrey class project
Hi Blue! Thanks for such a quick response to my student's request. The articles are clearly only in the very early drafting phase, nowhere near ready for the main space. In fact, it is in a subpage off my user page so that I can easily go in and look at what they are doing. The stage they are in now (or should be) is to have all the information on hand and in the major sections, and for tomorrow start grouping that information into what will become paragraphs. Then we will worry about sentence structure then citation format. I asked the students to contact experienced Wikipedians who have an interest in their general topic area to get extra feedback. As Im their teacher, obviously Im primary. But talk pages are a great way to make real the idea that writing is a social activity, and any expertise in the content matter is especially welcome. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have in the future.--Thelmadatter (talk) 22:18, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Tech support for the assessment bot
Hello,

I see you were involved with the page move for the Wikiproject assessments. Thanks for updating the WP1 talk page on that. We have a problem, however. Someone from WP1 used to help maintain the WP 1.0 bot, but they are no longer active, so the assessments aren't being updated properly. Also, the technical page for reporting these problems is Wikipedia talk:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Index, which is now disconnected from WikiProject assessment. That page has been the technical "bug reporting" page for assessment for about ten years now so it's familiar to many who are active with WikiProject assessment. We need to Do you have any ideas? I don't have the community connections I once had, so I don't know the best place to get help from. Thanks, Walkerma (talk) 13:23, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Find someone who can look after the bot, and debug it occasionally when it grinds to a halt (which tends to happen perhaps once every year or two).
 * Consider reorganising the relevant pages so that when people want to report problems the information all collects in one place.
 * I will reply on your talk page.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  21:15, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot for your reply! That's certainly given me some ideas, and I may well apply for a grant.  It's a difficult situation - similar to the problems we've also had with the main 1.0 project, once a tech-savvy person moves onto something else (though thankfully we have someone new & now active, albeit from outside the community).  Someone has also suggested looking at Tool Labs Abandoned tool policy, which I'll try to pursue.  I'll probably be in contact further about cleaning up the organization of the related pages after the page move.  Thanks again, Walkerma (talk) 02:09, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

hanging rock
what should I have used I was attempting to remove bare urls? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Billyhocks (talk • contribs) 21:26, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Fixed, I believe you had isue with the friedns of hangin rock url! Billyhocks (talk) 21:36, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

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Personal acquaintances re-registration
Lane, is it possible you could confirm me again at WP:Personal acquaintances? It looks like my username change set me back to square zero. -- Bri (talk) 12:35, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I just checked and I do not see the name "Bri" alphabetically on the list. Your old name is still there. Perhaps you have to re-register? Also, I hope the trip to Wikimedia Conference has been productive for you and Bruce.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  12:03, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Need to improve my article that is rejected
Hello Lane Rasberry,

Good day !!

Just wanted to know how I can made the page that I created to live. Need your advice

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sivagopiim (talk • contribs) 04:38, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi,

Good day !!

I created a article and it got rejected. Just wanted to know the reason and how I can improve it to make the article approved

Thanks, A.Sivagopi

Hi Lane Rasberry,

Good day !!

Just am trying to make by article live. Need your help
 * Hello! I replied on your talk page.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  11:58, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Siva

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sivagopiim (talk • contribs) 07:56, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Puttana Venkatramana Raju has been accepted
 Puttana Venkatramana Raju, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article. You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. . Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! Winged Blades Godric 07:26, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
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Open Access in India
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access_movement_in_India

Please see the above link and think how both the pages can be merged.

--Sridhar Gutam 09:32, 15 April 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gutam2000 (talk • contribs)

April 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
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April 2017
Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. This is just a note to let you know that I've moved the draft that you were working on to Draft:Licit and Illicit Drugs, from its old location at User:Bluerasberry/Licit and Illicit Drugs. This has been done because the Draft namespace is the preferred location for Articles for Creation submissions. Please feel free to continue to work on it there. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you. KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 21:26, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Licit and Illicit Drugs has been accepted
 Licit and Illicit Drugs, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article. You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. . Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! SwisterTwister  talk  22:19, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
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Thanks for creating this article. If there are other cannabis-related articles you'd be willing to create, they'd be more than welcome at WP:420! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:13, 18 April 2017 (UTC)